Zarin Wadia is 16, a bright and vivacious student,
an orphan, a troublemaker whose romantic entanglements are the subject of
endless gossip amongst the girls in her class. When she is found dead after a
car accident on the Al-Harameen Expressway in Jeddah, with a Parsi boy who is
not a student at Qala Academy, the religious police arrive and everything
everyone thought they knew about Zarin is called into question.

A Girl Like That explores the themes of love, prejudice and gender discrimination
in India and Saudi Arabia – two countries that are struggling to hold on to
their traditions even as they adapt to a rapidly changing world – countries
where female virtue is still inextricably linked to family honour.

Farrar Straus Giroux is publishing A Girl Like That February 27, 2018.
It’d be great if we could make it a bestseller the day it comes out. Visit
Tanaz’ website herefor pre-order
information. ~ Brian

Brian Henry has been a book editor, writer, and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He teaches creative writing at Ryerson University. He also leads weekly creative writing courses in Burlington, Mississauga, Oakville and Georgetown and conducts Saturday workshops throughout Ontario. His proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get published.